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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
LIES JOURNEY.

As ve speed out Of youths sunny station
The track seems to shine in the light,
But il suddenly shoots over ehasms
Or sinks into tunnels of night.
And the hearts that were brave in the mornin 2
Are filed with repining and fears
As they pause st the city Of sorrow
Or pass thro' the Valley Of Tears.
But the ROAD Of this perilous journey
The hand Of the Master has made;
With all its discomforts and dangers.
We need not be SAD or sfraid
Paths leading from light into darkness,
Ways plugging from gloom 70 despair,
Wind out thro the tunnels 81 midnight
To fields that are blooming sn5 fair.
Tho the rocks and the shadows surround Us.
Tho we catch not one gleam Of the day
Above US. fair cities are laughing
And dipping white feet in sone bay
And always eternal forever,
Down over the hills in the west,
The last final end of our journey,
There lies the Great Station Of Rest
'Tis the Grand Contra: point Of all railways,
AL roads center here when they end;
'Tis the final resort of all tourists,
All rival lines meet here and blend.
All tickets, all mile books, all passes
II stolen or begged for or bought,
On whatever road or division,
VIII bring you at last to the spot.
If you pause at the City of Trouble
Or wait in the Valley of Tears,
Be patient, the train will move onward
And rush down the track of the years.
Whatever the place is you seek for,
Whatever your aim or your quest,
You shall come at the last with rejoicing
To the beautiful City of Rest.
You shall store all your baggage of worries,
You shall feel perfect peace in this realm,
You shall sail with old friends on fair waters,
With joy and delight at the helm.
You shall wander in cool, fragrant gardens
With those who have loved you the best,
And the hopes that were lost in life's Journey
You shall find in the City of Rest.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
How Thackeray Named "vanity Fair

How Thackeray Named "vsnity Fair.'
In the earliest days of our friendship he
brought his morning work to read to me in
the evening; he had just commenced VANITY
Fair" and was living at the Old Ship inn,
where he wrote some of the first numbers.
He often then said to me: "I wonder whether
this will take, the publishers accept it and the
world read itfr 1 remember answering him
that had no reliance upon my own critical
powers in literature, but that had written
to my sister, Mrs. Frederick Elliot, and said,
81 have made great friendship with one of
the principal contributors of Punch-Mr
Thackeray; he is now writing novel, but
cannot hit upon a name for it. l may be
wrong, but it seems to me the cleverest thing
1 ever read. The first time he dined with US
I was fearfully alarmed at him. The next
day we walked in Chichester park, when he
told all about his little girls, and of his great
friendship with the Brookfelds, and told
him about you and Chesham place"
When he heard this and my opinion of his
novel he burst out laughing and said: "Aht
Mademoiselle (as he always called mel, it is
not small beer; but do not know whether 1t
will be palatahle to the London folks" He
told me some time afterward that, after ran.
sacking his brain for a name for his novel, it
came upon him unawares in the middle of
the night, as if a voice had whispered "Van-
ity Fair" He said: II jumped out of bed,
and ran three times round my room, uttering
as 1 went, Vanity Fair Vanity Fair, Vanity
Fair .'"-"Miss Kate Perry's Recollections of
Mr.. Thackeray" in Scribners.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
A Mechanical Blow Pine.

ireland is famous for its stout and its
whisky, and it also promises to become so for
its bottles. An Irishman, Mr.. Francis Haz-
lett, has invented, and an Irish company
have brought out, mechanical apparatus
for blowing glass by the mouth. Hitherto it
has been considered impossible to improve
upon the human lungs, and so the glass blow
ers of the world have gone on putting them
selves away at AZ years of age, which is the
low average of life among the handifrafts-
men. The new invention dispenses entirely
with the human lungs, and injects the air
into the molten glass by an air pump not un-
like an ordinary syringe in shape and action
This is fastened to the ordinary blow pipe and
makes little difference to the workman in
handling. Manifestly the invention is of ad-
vantage TO the workman, and as to the en-
ployer, it will enable him to produce bottles
at two and half times greater speed.-Chi-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
A HUMoRIsT's PATHos.

Ny baby slept-hcw cain his rest
As DER his handsome face a smile
Like that of anger fitted while
He lay so still upon my breast.
Ny baby slept-his baby head
Lay all unkissed meath pail and shrou1-
1 did not weep or cry aloud
only wished /, too, were deadI
My baby sleeps-a tiny mound,
All covered by the little flowers,
Woos me in ali my waking hours
Down in the quiet burying ground.
And when l sleep seem to be
With baby in another land
l take this little baby hand
He smiles and sings sweet songs to me.
Sleep on, o baby, while keep
My yigils till this Day be past;
Then shall /, too, lie down at last
And with my baby darling sleep.
Eugene Field in Chicago News.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
Ingenious Plot Against Boys.

In carpenter shop in West Fiftieth street
the other day the boss was slowing lot Of
little mahogany knobs in basket, along with
a brace and a three-quarter inch bit. The
knobs were about the size Of a walnut, and
each had a stem two inches long and three
quarters of an inch thick.
"You could never guess what Pm going to
do with these knobs" he said to a friend,
Hand so I'll tell you. Pm going over to one Of
the SWEETEST houses in Fifth avenue, and after
boring holes in the stair bannisters I'm going
to stick these knobs into the holes and glue
them fast. The owner has got three boys,
and the Oldest one has just learned how to
ride down q stair rail. The house is four
stories high above tie basement, and the
owner is afraid one of his kids will take
tumble instead Of a slide, and SO he's going to
ruin that rail.and the sliding at the same
ime."-New York Sun
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
POwELL'S STATISTICS.
SETH w. BROWN SHOWS THE UN-
RELIABILITY

OF the Democratic Candidate When He
Attempts to Talk on State Finances.
Reduced Expenses and Appropriations
Under Governor Foraker.
Hon Seth w. Brown, Of Warren
county, chairman of the house finance
committee in the last legislature, fur
nishes the following interesting COM
munication:
81 think it may be well sid that Mr..
Powell shows in his He1nilton essay that
his understanding of the financial his
tory and condition of the state is very
superficial, and the little information
that he has acquired by few weeks
study of the subject he uses as the attor
ney uses the insufficient evidence of .
bad case to secure wrong verdict from
q jury, instead of candidly discussing
questions with which there should be alb
solutely fair dealing before the people.
''The gentleman complains of the ex-
travagant appropriations of the last Re-
publican legislature. Unquestionably
moneys were appropriated by this body
which ought to have been saved to the
state, but when he undertakes to make
it appear that the appropriations made
from the general revenue fund by the last
two sessions of the general assembly were
more extravagant than those of any pre-
ceding legislature he resorts to so palpa-
BILE a distortion of the facts that an ex-
posure of his methods and his errors be-
comes easy.
'For Democrat who can add and read
totals from left to right, and especially for
Democrat who aspires to be governor of
Ohio, the last thing in the world to do is
to invite comparison of appropriations
made by Democratic and Republican
legislatures Of the last dozen years, and
especially thoughtless must be his chal-
lenge to compare the appropriations of
the Democratic legislature of 1884 and
1885 with those of the Republican legis-
lature of 1886 and 1887.
''Mr. Powell puts the sum of the ap-
preparations last winter at s., ,093, 454 70.
Crediting him with correctly stating this
amount, the appropriations from the
general revenue fund for thirteen years
are accrra te1v stafad ne foJIoxys.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
Something About Mineral yyatars

at is easy to gull the public" said a young
man who tends the fountain in down town
cigar store. "The people who drink mineral
! waters under the impression that they will do
them as much benefit as if they visited the
springs little know that nearly all of the stuff
is made up in University place. Some of the
foreign waters are genuine, but the domestic
brands are merely Croton water cleaned with
marble dust and impregnated with alkalies
It doesn't pay to bring water from the springs
so long as the public are satisfied with o
counterfeit article People know very little
about mineral waters, and when the boss
started the fountain the manufacturer came
down and gave him some tips.
"'As you are just starting in the business,
Mr.. Blank said he, 4 would say that you
will find it necessary to get only two kinds of
mineral water. There are taps on the foun-
tain for six different springs, but l will at
tach three faucets to each Of the two siphons
so as to save you trouble and expense. You
can thus supply your customers with what
ever they call for, ard no one will ever be the
wiser. If you should happen to run out of
mineral water at any time, you may just give
plain Soda
"If these bogus mineral waters do no good
they are at least harmless. In this they differ
from the various cordials and sedatives that
so many foolish people get into the habit Of
taking. There are fashions in drugs as well
as in anything else. The quinine fever of
few years ago is slowly dying out. Bromide
Of potassium, choral, and absinthe are now
mostly in favor, and when once man be-
comes a slave to these it is but an easy stage
to cocaine ard opium. Our counter trade is
confined almost entirely to men, but think
women are the worst drug fiends, because
they buy the stuff in bulk and keep slipping
at it all day at home. The women who take
it through their veins by injection soon be-
come mental and physical wrecks, and gen.
orally end by taking their own lives. The
mixture of patent blood medicines and nerve
tonics in summer drinks is fast becoming a
favorite tipple. The nastier the draught the
better it seems to sell. New York Evening
Sun.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

The State authorities of Wisconsin
have made S19,044 in awards to heirs of
six men killed in the capital disaster of
May s, 1884, and to seventeen workman
injured. The maximum Individual al
lowance was $4,000. In making the
awards the State does not acknowledge
its liabilities for the disaster.
Ohe of Governor Hills staff reports
that the Governor and Cleveland have
arrived at compromise whereby CIeve-
land will support Hill for reelection, and
then for President in 1892, in considera-
tion of Hill keeping out of the Presi
Dental race In 1888, and supporting
Cleveland for denomination and reelec-
tion.
A successful experiment was made at
New York of Lieutenant E. l.. Zalins+
ki's long range dynamite gun. An 80
ton schooner, at distance of one and
one fifth mile, was reduced to spllnters
by two shots. The charge was fifty
pounds of dynamite. Another gun is
being constructed to take 600 pounds of
dynamite at charge.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
A IIse for BanRna Sirin..

The other day I saw boy give banana
skin to horse which helps street cars up the
incline from Cornhill to State street on
Washington. 1t was eaten with evident rel
ish, and it struck me that had rarely seen
happier use Of very dangerous article.
Kind hearted people should make a note Of
this for the benefit Of draught horses which
stand on the sides of our streets. The poor
things receive so much i'll treatment from
evil disposed passers by that the better dis
posed should be glad to make them some COM
pensation. Boston Post
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
PEN PICTURE OF LISBON.

The Quaint Streets and Their Inhabit-
ants-Numerous Public Gardens.
A few hours are sufficient to give stranger
an excellent idea of the town The streets
are not unlike those of a second rate Italian
city, and, though vastly inferior in point of
architecture, have certain picturesqueness
of their own. Many of the houses are COM
pletely faced with tiles, usually blue or pink
or green pattern upon a white ground. The
entrances to the older buildings have peacock
blue dados and a scriptural picture in tiles
under the windows of their first floors. The
inhabitants of these quaint streets are a short
and thickset race, so swarthy that many of
them are darker than the natives of northern
India. The men, as a rule, are fairly good
looking; the woman painful contrast to their
lovely sisters in southern Spain. Like them,
they dress in black on state occasions; but
there all similarity ceases, for they have
neither their stately walk, their beauty, nor
their graceful fan play. In fact, the only
comely women in Lisbon are the bare legged
fishwives, who trot gayly through the streets
posing huge baskets of fish upon their hand
some heads, and who, it is whispered, are not
Portuguese at all, but immigrants from the
northern provinces of Spain.
There is plenty of life and animation on the
streets; peasants in black jackets, bell shaped
trousers supported by red sash, and wonder
fully pointed shoes, fog their gayly decked
overladen mules over the uneven pavement:
handsomely dressed officers lounge about the
doors of the cafes; sturdy Gaiician porters,
the hewers of wood and drawers of water for
the leisurely Portuguese, stagger along under
their heavy burdens: tramcars with three or
four mules abreast rattle past at every mo-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
Miscellaneous.

Dresden has a steam omnibus that
carries 20 passengers.
Dogs are said to kill S5,OOO.OOO worth
of sheep annually in Texas.
A Jackson, Mich. manufacturer is
shipping wagons TO Australia.
Cincinnati has IO-months' old child
who is claimed to weigh 43 pounds.
The bite of rat proved fatal to A.
months old baby at Decatur. III recently.
A big church organ made of paper is
said to be the latest discovery in the
musical line.
A clergyman of the Church of Eng
land announces that the millennium
will begin on April II, 1901.
1t is reported that parties in Kansas
and Dakota are engaged in raising buff
falos for market, and that the business
promises to be profitable.
Farthings are still in use in England.
They are used chiefly in huying papers
at trade prices, when quarter fractions
of a penny come into use.
Renovs, Pa, has knowing COW. Ac-
cording to accounts it daily removes
the bars from fence, enters an enclosed
lot. and replaces the bars when she goes
out.
A Los Angeles real estate agent post
ed the following notice on piece of
land: For Sale Cheap. The Best Cli-
mate on the Pacific Coast. The Land
Thrown In."
Mr.. Spurgeon tests the readiness of
his pupils by sending them into the pul>
pit with sealed envelope containing a
text. From that text the pupil is sup
posed to preach.
Buffalo has a woman contractor. Her
name is Mrs. a. NJ. Holloway, and she
has just secured the contract for clean
ing the streets of that city for five years
by bid of S447.000.
Recent measurement of their cOtfins
shows that the average ancient Roman
could not have been more than feet 5
inches tall. The mummy of Cleopatra
measures feet 6.
Clinton Williams. though only 80 years
old, admitted in Baltimore court, re-
Gently, that he had deserted four other
wive, one of them in Philadelphia, before
he married in Baltimore last July, the
one who had him arrested.
According to gossip, Princess Louise.
eldest daughter of the Prince of Wales.
has already refused three eligible young
men; now fourth is dangling on the
hook, waiting breathlessly, it is supros-
ed. her decision. He is Russian prince.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

ALI trains daily except Sunday.
Pullmnn's Palace Buffet or Hotel Sleep~
ing Cars through without change from Steu-
benville east to Philadelphia and New York;
west to Columbus Cincinnati, Louisville, Chs
cogo, indianapolis and ST. Louis.
For through tickets, baggage checks, sleep
ing car accom- modat1ons, ana any further iAS
form atien, apply to JOHN @. TOMLINSON,
Ticket Agent at Pan-Handle station. foot of
Eleventh street, or a. city ticket office, under
Mcclure House, Wheeling.
JAMES MCOREA,
Manager, Pittsburgh.
E. A. FORD,
Gen'I Pas and Tkt Ag't, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
Fifteen American Invention,.

The fifteen great American inventions Of
world wide adoption are: l, the cotton gin;
2, the planning machine; 3, the grass mower
and reaper; 4, the rotary printing press; 8,
navigation by steam; 6, the hot air engine;
Z, the sewing machine; s, the India rubber
industry; 0, the machine manufacture of
horseshoes; 10. the sand blast for carving; II,
the gauge lathe; IL, the grain elevator; 13,
artificial ice making on large scale; IA, the
electric magnet and its practical application;
and Is. tue tphone.-Frank Leslie's
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

All trains daily except Sunday.
Trains leave Cleveland for Wheeling at II 10
p m II 10 pm, arriving at l3 N and 30 am.
E-A- FORD,
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Ag't, Pittsburgh. Pa
JAMES MCCREA,
General Manager, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

Golden trout are found in but one place in
the world-that is in the brooks of Mount
Whitney, up near the banks of everlasting
snow. They have golden stripe down each
side and are the most beautiful fish that
swim
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

reason, and 50 far below the high-water
mark established by the Democrats in
1885 that one wonders why Mr.. Powell
called attention to the subject at all
''SETH W. BROWN"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

SHILoH's VITALIzgK is what you need for
constipation, loss of appetite, dizziness and all
symptoms of dyspepsia; price 10 and 70 cents
per bottle At Pattersons'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

Time table for east and west corrected to
June Il, 1887. Trains leave Pans Handle sta
tion, Wheeling, foot OF Eleventh street, near
public Ianding-Central Standard time
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

Condenoed timetable of passenger trains
corrected TO May22. 's7, Central Standard Time.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

DITTSBURGH, CINCINNATI 6 ST.
i LOUIS RAILROAD Pan Handle Route.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
CLEVELAND, LORAIN & WHEELING
~ RAILRoAD-TIME SoHRDULR.ss

In effect Nov IA, 'S6.-New Standard, 9Oth
Meridian time, which is 28 minutes slower
than Columbus time
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

DENNSYLVANIA COMPANY,
L (oPRRATING)
Cleveland d. Pittsburgh 2. z
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

WILL it be entered on the ships regis
ter as Powell or Mccormick in the Salt
river cruiser
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29
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Winter Exposure Causes Coughs,

Winter Exposure Causes coughs,
Colds, pleurisy. rheumatism. pneumonia. neu~
ralgia, sciatica, lumbago. backscne and other
ailments, for which Benson's Capcine flasters
are admitted to be the best remedy known.
They relieve and cure in 8 few hours when no
other application is Of the least benefit En-
dorsed by 5000 physicians and druggists. Be-
ware OF limitations under similar sounding
names such as "Capsicum,' "Cspucin, '.Csp>
sicine." Ask for Benson's and take no others
Examine carefully when You buy. All drug
gists SEABURY & JOHNSON, Proprietorst
New York.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

OSCAR TOWNSEND, WI. 81 CIRCUIT,
Gen'l Maaager. Gen1 FJ & Pass. Agt.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

According to gossip. Princess Louise,
eldest daughter of the Prince of Wales,
has already refused three eligible young
men; now fourth is dangling on the
hook, waiting breathlessly, it is supros'
ed, her decision. He is Russian prince.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

Clinton Williams. though only 80 years
old, admitted in a Baltimore court, re-
Gently, that he had deserted four other
wive, one of them in Philadelphia, before
he married in Baltimore last July. the
one who had him arrested.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

Recent measurement of their cOffins
shows that the average ancient Roman
could not have been more than feet 5
inches tall The mummy of Cleopatra
measures feet 6.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

Buffalo has woman contractor. Her
name is Mrs. A. NJ. Holloway, and she
has just secured the contract for clean
ing the streets of that city for five years
by bid of S447 900.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

A Los Angeles real estate agent post
ed the following notice on a piece of
land: For Sale Cheap. The Best Cli-
mate on the Pacific Coast. The Land
Thrown In."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-29

Mr.. Spurgeon tests the readiness of
his pupils by sending them into tie pul~
pit with a sealed envelope containing a
text From that text the pupil is sup
posed to preach.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-10

one and two years, with 10 per cent. in
terest.
House and slot, sol South Main street,
three rooms, faciag west; corner lot 50X
100. Price, $1,000, half cash.
House and lot, No. 2O3 Jennings Ave
me, three room house, lOC 50xI50. Prize,
$1,000, half cash.
House and lot, corner Wheeler and
Broadway, 1O0Xl0O, four rooms, house
facing east. Price, $3.50. Terms TO be
agreed upon.
Lot lO6xl8O, on Evans street., fiye-roou
house, orchard and garden. Price, $780,
half cash.
House and lot No. 5I3, JenniugS avenue,
.100X200. Price, S3500-terms easy.
House of + rooms; well duished; Oh lot
.Qf s acres IN Evans edition Price,
S 1900 cash.
+ Lots 81 and 81, corner Hemphiu and
Dsshwood streets; house Of rooms
bath house an barns. Price, $4,000
House and let corner First and Pecan
streets, 1o0xl50; house of I rooms
Price, $500 casa
Lot lO0xlO0 corner Sixth and Pecan
nice 5-room house. PEice, $4,000, casa.
Lot 90xlO0, corner Fifth aud Pecan,
I6rOom house, front and back gallery
Price $1,000 Terms easy.
House ard lot On Macon, between
Texas and Jackson streets; 2 stories;
rooms; hall and galleries. Price, 5000
halt cash.
Lot 5Ox100 corner Seventh and Throck-
morton Streets 4-rooIn house. Price,
$500.
Lot II in block 1OT; Groom house; lot
.25xl0). Price, 1920 cash.
Lot ID in block I07; , room house; LOT
|25xl0O. Price, $1,000 cash.
Lot lO0XIO0 on corner Third aud Tay-
Tor; > 4roCm houses. Price, $4250-hali
cash.
House and lot corner First and Lamar
lot 75x 90: 4-room house, nicely finished
Price, S2000-hali cash.
Fourteen acres fronting on street car